Exodus 5:1

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Afterward Moses and Aaron came, and said to Pharaoh, "This is what Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, 'Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me in the wilderness.'"

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The Exodus RouteThe route of the Israelites out of Egypt through the Sinai wilderness toward Canaan.

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Egypt was the land ruled by Pharaoh where the Israelites had been enslaved for generations. In this setting, Moses and Aaron’s demand that Pharaoh permit Israel to worship the LORD directly challenges Egypt’s king and the authority of its gods.

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Exodus 5:1 mentions Egypt.

Photo of Egypt — Egypt · Ricardo Liberato